House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
To direct the Secretary of Labor to ensure that the database relating to investigations under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 is language accessible, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 10, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 10, 2023 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1543.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. GARCIA of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 46, March 10, 2023, Page H1280):Article I, Section 8: ``To make Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or office thereof.'' The single subject of this legislation is: Labor rightsSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 10, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 309 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1543, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/1543
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
7 cosponsors — 7 Democrats
0 of 7 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Colin Allred (D-TX), Al Green (D-TX), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Darren Soto (D-FL), Marc Veasey (D-TX).
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.